Pollution in a Promised Land

An Environmental History of Israel

AvAlon Tal

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Virtually undeveloped one hundred years ago, Israel, the promised 'land of milk and honey,' is in ecological disarray. In this gripping book, Alon Tal provides - for the first time ever - a history of environmentalism in Israel, interviewing hundreds of experts and activists who have made it their mission to keep the country's remarkable development sustainable amid a century of political and cultural turmoil. The modern Zionist vision began as a quest to redeem a land that bore the cumulative effects of two thousand years of foreign domination and neglect. Since then, Israel has suffered from its success. A tenfold increase in population and standard of living has polluted the air. The deserts have bloomed but groundwater has become contaminated. Urban sprawl threatens to pave over much of the country's breathtaking landscape. Yet there is hope. Tal's account considers the ecological and tactical lessons that emerge from dozens of cases of environmental mishaps, from habitat loss to river reclamation. "Pollution in a Promised Land" argues that the priorities and strategies of Israeli environmental advocates must address issues beyond traditional green agendas.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-08-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 38 mm
Vikt:816 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:University of California Press
Antal sidor:564
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520234284

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Alon Tal is founder of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies and chairman of Life and Environment, an umbrella group for Israel's eighty environmental organizations. He has a law degree from Hebrew University and a doctorate from the Harvard School of Public Health.

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"This book is likely to become THE future point of reference for scholarship on environmental issues in Israel. Tal combines his extensive inside knowledge with broad and thorough research to take the reader clearly through a complex fabric of personalities, organizations, and issues." - Stuart Schoenfeld, York University

Innehållsförteckning

Preface List of Illustrations 1. The Pathology of a Polluted River: An Introduction to Israel's Environmental Crisis 2. Reclaiming a Homeland: Zionism's Mixed Ecological Message 3. Palestine's Environment, 1900-1949: Prelude to Disaster or Benign Half-Century? 4. The Forest's Many Shades of Green 5. The Emergence of an Israeli Environmental Movement 6. A General Launches a War for Wildlife 7. The Quantity and Quality of Israel's Water Resources 8. Israel's Urban Environment, 1948-1988: The Politics of Neglect 9. A Ministry of Environment Comes of Age 10. Israel, Arabs, and the Environment 11. Environmental Activism Hits Its Stride 12. Toward a Sustainable Future Index